It's that time of the year again. Here is the one rate to decide which song that missed the top 10 really should've peaked there. ;) Back for its 12th anniversary now and with a brand new host... just kidding it's me again. :D

 

Here is how it works. Any song that entered in the top 20, but failed to reach the top 10, for the first time in 2022 will be eligible. "Creepin" by Metro Boomin and "Pointless" by Lewis Capaldi will be excluded given their likelihood to reach the top 10 in the near future, if either does not they will be included in next year's poll. That leaves 37 songs remaining in the competition.

 

Last year Ava Max finally got herself a winner after having finished in the top three twice before. This year, we could very well see the same result...

 

Past results

2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011

 

Voting threads

2011 (Group 1, Group 2, Semi-Final, Final) • 2012 (Group 1, Group 2, Semi-Final, Final) • 2013 (Group 1, Group 2, Final) • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021

Simply rank your top 10 favourites like this (or at least 5 if you're struggling to pick 10 songs you like)

+12

+10

+08

+07

+06

+05

+04

+03

+02

+01

 

And if there is something on the list that you really hate, you have this option;

-02 Least Favourite

 

The song with the most points will win the title of the song Buzzjack thinks should have been a UK top 10 smash! :D and will join the hall of honorary UK top tens (listed at the end of the post), which now includes back-dated honorary top 10s from the 21st century having ran retrospective contests in the 2000s forum (see the forum for previous results).

 

The List:

A1 x J1 & Tion Wayne - Night Away (Dance)

ArrDee - Come & Go

Benzz - Je M'appelle

Beyoncé - Alien Superstar

Bru-C - No Excuses

Burna Boy feat. Ed Sheeran - For My Hand

Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion

Central Cee - One Up

Cian Ducrot - All For You

D-Block Europe & Ghost Killer Track - Elegant & Gang

D-Block Europe feat. AJ Tracey - Make You Smile

Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me

George Ezra - Anyone for You

Hazey - Packs and Potions

Imagine Dragons feat. JID - Enemy

Jack Harlow feat. Drake - Churchill Downs

Joel Corry & Becky Hill - History

Joji - Glimpse of Us

Justin Bieber - Ghost

K-Trap - Warm

Kendrick Lamar - United In Grief

Lauren Spencer-Smith - Flowers

Liam Gallagher - Everything's Electric

Liilz feat. ZieZie - Glad U Came

Lil Tjay - In My Head

Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

Post Malone feat. Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

Post Malone feat. Roddy Ricch - Cooped Up

Potter Payper feat. Tiggs Da Author - Gangsteritus

Russ Millions, Buni & YV - Reggae & Calypso

Sigala feat. Talia Mar - Stay the Night

Stormzy - Mel Made Me Do It

SZA - Shirt

Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

The K***s - Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty N***e

Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

Buzzjack's honorary UK top 10s – previous medalists:

2021: 1st: Ava Max - My Head & My Heart / 2nd: Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni / 3rd: Doja Cat - Need To Know

2020: 1st: The Weeknd - In Your Eyes / 2nd: Ava Max - Kings & Queens / 3rd: The Weeknd - After Hours

2019: 1st: Meduza, Becky Hill & Goodboys – Lose Control / 2nd: Katy Perry - Never Really Over / 3rd: Ava Max - So Am I

2018: 1st: Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes / 2nd: Charli XCX & Troye Sivan – 1999 / 3rd: Mabel – Fine Line (feat. Not3s)

2017: 1st: Lorde - Green Light / 2nd: Jax Jones – Instruction (feat. Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don) / 3rd: Disciples – On My Mind

2016: 1st: Ariana Grande - Into You / 2nd: Dua Lipa – Hotter Than Hell / 3rd: Christine and the Queens – Tilted

2015: 1st: Little Mix – Love Me Like You / 2nd: Tove Lo - Talking Body / 3rd: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Downtown *

2014: 1st: G.R.L. - Ugly Heart / 2nd: Ariana Grande – Break Free (feat. Zedd) / 3rd: Idina Menzel - Let It Go *

2013: 1st: Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know? / 2nd: Foxes – Youth / 3rd: London Grammar – Strong

2012: 1st: Azealia Banks – 212 (feat. Lazy Jay) / 2nd: Disclosure – Latch (feat. Sam Smith) / 3rd: Of Monsters And Men – Little Talks

2011: 1st: Adele – Set Fire To The Rain / 2nd: Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks / 3rd: Florence + The Machine – Shake It Out

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2010: 1st: Kylie Minogue - Get Outta My Way / 2nd: Tim Berg - Seek Bromance / 3rd: David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi - Memories

2009: 1st: MGMT – Kids / 2nd: Noisettes – Never Forget You / 3rd: Empire Of The Sun – We Are The People

2008: 1st: M.I.A. – Paper Planes / 2nd: Adele – Hometown Glory / 3rd: Paramore – Misery Business

2007: 1st: Peter Bjorn And John feat. Victoria Bergsman – Young Folks / 2nd: Amy Winehouse – Tears Dry On Their Own / 3rd: Amy Winehouse – You Know I'm No Good  

2006: 1st: Snow Patrol feat. Martha Wainwright – Set The Fire To The Third Bar  / 2nd: Muse – Starlight  / 3rd: Supermode – Tell Me Why  

2005: 1st: Gwen Stefani – Cool  / 2nd: KT Tunstall – Other Side Of The World  / 3rd: KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See  

2004: 1st: Motorcycle – As The Rush Comes / 2nd: Jay-Z & Linkin Park – Numb/Encore / 3rd: Keane – This Is The Last Time

2003: 1st: No Doubt – It's My Life / 2nd: Linkin Park – Numb / 3rd: Nelly Furtado – Powerless (Say What You Want)

2002: 1st: ATC – Around The World / 2nd: Pink – Family Portrait / 3rd: Alanis Morissette – Hands Clean

2001: 1st: Daft Punk – Digital Love / 2nd: Linkin Park – Crawling / 3rd: Sum 41 – In Too Deep

2000: 1st: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication / 2nd: Mint Royale – Don't Falter (feat. Lauren Laverne) / 3rd: Blink 182 – What's My Age Again?

* Hozier placed 3rd with 'Take Me To Church' in 2014, and 99 Souls placed 3rd with 'The Girl Is Mine' in 2015, but both reached the top 10 following the voting period, so lose their honorary positions to the songs which came in 4th place.

 

Start voting! You have two weeks. :D

+12 Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

+10 Joel Corry & Becky Hill - History

+08 Sigala feat. Talia Mar - Stay the Night

+07 Benzz - Je M'appelle

+06 Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion

+05 Bru-C - No Excuses

+04 The K***s - Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty N***e

+03 Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

+02 Imagine Dragons feat. JID - Enemy

+01 Hazey - Packs and Potions

 

-02 Cian Ducrot - All For You

 

Not that great of a year Lol when the jokey Prince Andrew song is genuinely in my top 10 out of these

+12 Justin Bieber - Ghost

+10 Joel Corry & Becky Hill - History

+08 Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

+07 George Ezra - Anyone for You

+06 Lauren Spencer-Smith - Flowers

+05 Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

+04 Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

+03 Joji - Glimpse of Us

+02 SZA - Shirt

+01 Post Malone feat. Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

+00 Sigala feat. Talia Mar - Stay the Night

 

-02 Russ Millions, Buni & YV - Reggae & Calypso

 

Not the best list ever, especially annoying when 3 of my favourites of the year stalled at #21 :lol:

+12 Joji - Glimpse Of Us

+10 Potter Payper feat. Tiggs Da Author - Gangsteritus

+8 Kendrick Lamar - United In Grief

+7 Stormzy - Mel Made Me Do It

+6 SZA - Shirt

+5 K-Trap - Warm

+4 Liam Gallagher - Everything's Electric

+3 Russ Millions, Buni & YV - Reggae & Calypso

+2 Tiesto & Ava Max - The Motto

+1 Post Malone feat. Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

 

 

-2 Cian Ducrot - All For You

Edited January 8, 20232 yr by Y'all Starlight

+12 Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

+10 Liam Gallagher - Everything's Electric

+08 Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

+07 Post Malone feat. Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

+06 Beyoncé - Alien Superstar

+05 Bru-C - No Excuses

+04 D-Block Europe feat. AJ Tracey - Make You Smile

+03 Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion

+02 Imagine Dragons feat. JID - Enemy

+01 SZA - Shirt

+00 Justin Bieber - Ghost

 

Not exactly jam packed full of classics.

+12 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me

+10 Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

+08 Joel Corry & Becky Hill - History

+07 Bru-C - No Excuses

+06 Sigala feat. Talia Mar - Stay the Night

+05 Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

+04 George Ezra - Anyone for You

+03 Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

+02 Post Malone feat. Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

+01 Justin Bieber - Ghost

+00 Cian Ducrot - All For You

 

-02 Joji - Glimpse of Us

+12 | Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

+10 | Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

+08 | Imagine Dragons & JID - Enemy (from “Arcane: League Of Legends”)

+07 | Justin Bieber - Ghost

+06 | Joel Corry & Becky Hill - History

+05 | Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

+04 | Post Malone f/Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

+03 | Beyoncé - Alien Superstar

+02 | Calvin Harris f/Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion

+01 | Sigala f/Talia Mar - Stay the Night

 

-02 | Lauren Spencer-Smith - Flowers

 

judging by past years it seems like we’re all rooting for Ava Max to return to the top 10 soon

+12 Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

+10 Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

+08 Tiesto & Ava Max - The Motto

+07 Beyonce - Alien Superstar

+06 SZA - Shirt

+05 Joel Corry & Becky Hill - History

+04 Sigala - Stay The Night

+03 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me

+02 Post Malone - I Like You (A Happier Song)

+01 Calvin Harris - Potion

+00 Joji - Glimpse Of Us

 

-02 Russ Millions - Reggae & Calypso

Oops I didn't mean to leave the +9 in (going down from 18-point to 12-point system this year due to the reduced choice), will do a quick edit of your above posts ~

+12 Joji - Glimpse of Us

+10 Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

+8 Imagine Dragons feat. JID - Enemy

+7 Sigala feat. Talia Mar - Stay the Night

+6 Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

+5 Hazey - Packs and Potions

+4 Justin Bieber - Ghost

+3 Burna Boy feat. Ed Sheeran - For My Hand

+2 Joel Corry & Becky Hill - History

+1 Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

+12 Prince Andrew Is a Sweaty N@nce - The K@nts

+10 Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow - Dean Martin

+08 Ghost - Justin Bieber

+07 Anyone for You - George Ezra

+06 Alien Superstar - Beyonce

+05 To Be Loved (Am I Ready) - Lizzo

+04 Mel Made Me Do It - Stormzy

+03 She’s All I Wanna Be - Tafe McRae

+02 Flowers - Lauren Spencer-Smith

+01 History - Joel Corry / Becky Hill

 

12 Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

10 Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

08 Burna Boy feat. Ed Sheeran - For My Hand

07 Post Malone feat. Roddy Ricch - Cooped Up

06 Justin Bieber - Ghost

05 Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

04 Sigala feat. Talia Mar - Stay the Night

03 Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potion

02 Joel Corry & Becky Hill - History

01 Cian Ducrot - All For You

 

Shocked how much of the UK hip hop tracks I liked last year - can't believe I'm giving decent points to a D Block Europe track (to be fair 'Make Me Smile' is very unrepresentative of all their crap).

 

Joji - Glimpse of Us 12

Hazey - Packs and Potions 10

George Ezra - Anyone for You 8

ArrDee - Come & Go 7

D-Block Europe feat. AJ Tracey - Make You Smile 6

Benzz - Je M'appelle 5

Russ Millions, Buni & YV - Reggae & Calypso 4

Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me 3

Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be 2

The K***s - Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty N***e 1

 

Sigala - Stay the Night -2

I'd have enjoyed this more if there was just a +2 and then we could pick ten to give negative points to. Absolutely dire list of songs.

 

+12 Liam Gallagher - Everything's Electric

+10 Joji - Glimpse of Us

+8 Cian Ducrot - All For You

+7 George Ezra - Anyone for You

+6 Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

 

-2 Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

+12 Lauren Spencer-Smith - Flowers

+10 Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

+08 Imagine Dragons feat. JID - Enemy

+07 Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

+06 Joji - Glimpse of Us

+05 Burna Boy feat. Ed Sheeran - For My Hand

+04 Hazey - Packs and Potions

+03 Bru-C - No Excuses

+02 Sigala feat. Talia Mar - Stay the Night

+01 George Ezra - Anyone for You

+12 Joji - Glimpse of Us

+10 George Ezra - Anyone for You (Tiger Lily)

+08 Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

+07 Benzz - Je M'appelle

+06 Imagine Dragons feat. JID - Enemy

+05 Burna Boy feat. Ed Sheeran - For My Hand

+04 Post Malone feat. Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

+03 Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

+02 Sigala feat. Talia Mar - Stay the Night

+01 Justin Bieber - Ghost

 

-02 Lauren Spencer-Smith - Flowers

 

+12: Joji - Glimpse of Us

+10: The K***s - Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty N***e

+08: Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

+07: Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

+06: ArrDee - Come & Go

+05: Justin Bieber - Ghost

+04: Russ Millions, Buni & YV - Reggae & Calypso

+03: Liam Gallagher - Everything's Electric

+02: Joel Corry & Becky Hill - History

+01: Sigala feat. Talia Mar - Stay the Night

 

-02: Lauren Spencer-Smith - Flowers

+12 SZA - Shirt

+10 Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

+8 Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

+7 Joji - Glimpse of Us

+6 Cian Ducrot - All For You

+5 George Ezra - Anyone for You

+4 Imagine Dragons feat. JID - Enemy

+3 Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

 

Here are my votes:

 

+12 – Dermot Kennedy – Kiss Me

+10 – George Ezra – Anyone For You

+08 - Joel Corry & Becky Hill – History

+07 – Tiesto & Ava Max – The Motto

+06 – Lizzo – 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

+05 – Sigala feat Talia Mar – Stay The Night

+04 – Tate McRae – She’s All I Wanna Be

+03 – Beyonce – Alien Superstar

+02 – Lauren Spencer-Smith - Flowers

+01 – Cian Ducrot – All For You

 

+12: Joji - Glimpse of Us (if I could, I would give this many more points :D )

+10: Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me

+08: Cian Ducrot - All For You

+07: Imagine Dragons feat. JID - Enemy

+06: Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

+05: Post Malone feat. Doja Cat - I Like You (A Happier Song)

+04: Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

+03: Tate McRae - She's All I Wanna Be

+02: Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa & Young Thug - Potiont

+01: Justin Bieber - Ghost